BURNS: Reducing class sizes not a ‘silver bullet’ as recruitment crisis raises further questions

Responding to comments from Welsh Government adviser Prof David Reynolds, who has questioned Welsh Government plans to cut infant class sizes, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire AM Angela Burns said: “Clearly, reducing class sizes will not be a silver bullet to solving the educational crisis facing Wales’ schools. “With the evidence racking up as to…

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FREE Furniture and Equipment for Community Groups

Community and voluntary groups are being given the chance to secure free furniture and equipment via Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s innovative RCT Together approach.  A range of goods which cannot be utilised in other Council facilities following the closure of Blaengwawr Comprehensive School, with pupils moving to the £50m Aberdare Community School development, are on…

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Forty@Forty

To mark her significant birthday, Abergavenny based artist Louise Collis has produced forty paintings of places that have been special to her in her 40 years. An exhibition of the collection is due to be launched in Caerphilly on Sat 4th June. The artist returns to Y Galeri Caerffili, following her 365 Landscape exhibition in…

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Incident in Aberaman

Officers were called to an incident in Aberaman, Aberdare at around 00.35am on Saturday 30th April following an assault. It is believed that two men carried out the assault on the 44 year old victim. The assault took place on Cardiff Road. The man was taken by ambulance to Prince Charles Hospital with injuries to…

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Highways Investment to Address Flooding on A4059

Works are set to begin to improve flooding defences along the A4059 as part of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s multi-million-pound (£23m) Highways, Transportation, Infrastructures and Strategic Projects (HTISP) Investment Programme. The works which will see £85,000 invested along the bends referred to locally as “Letty Turner’s bends” aims to address several areas that has been…

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